In re Estate of Centorbi

Mary Eileen Kilbane, Judge.

{¶ 1} This case came to be heard upon the accelerated calendar pursuant to App.R. 11.1 and Loc.R. 11.1. Appellant, the state of Ohio, appeals the trial court’s decision that denied the state’s application to reopen an estate in order to file its claim for Medicaid reimbursement. After a review of the record and applicable law, we affirm.

{¶ 2} The following facts give rise to this appeal.

{¶ 3} Josephine Centorbi (“decedent”) died intestate on February 12, 2007. On December 21, 2007, decedent’s sister, Diane Nancy Fiorille, filed an application to relieve the estate…